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The Senate passed a $700 billion financial industry bailout Wednesday, winning lopsided passage in the Senate and gaining ground in the House, where Republican opposition softened.

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The Senate approved a $700 billion rescue package for the financial industry, giving new life to the bailout by loading it with tax breaks and other provisions tailored to help ease its passage in the House. Congressional leaders said they foresaw a new version of the plan on President Bush's desk by the end of the week.

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Calm settled on financial markets and Capitol Hill Tuesday after the House voted Monday to reject the Wall Street bailout plan. The Senate will vote Wednesday on a modified bill. Supporters hope a few changes will also lead to passage in the House.

The number of registered Democrats in the city of San Diego is outpacing Republicans, and the democratic lead has widened significantly since the beginning of the year. But the trend is not being

Lawmakers are tinkering at the edges of their $700 billion financial rescue plan in a bid to win over reluctant Republicans without losing Democratic supporters in the process. The Dow closed up 490 points.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is headed to Pyongyang to try to prevent a nuclear agreement from unraveling. North Korea has moved to reconstitute its nuclear infrastructure amid complaints from both sides over the deal.

The U.S. government is endorsing unprecedented intervention in the economy to limit financial turmoil. Its actions to save struggling financial firms may cause some to reconsider the free-market gospel, especially in Latin America.

The House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion dollar financial bailout plan yesterday. As a result, the Dow dropped over 700 points, the largest stock drop in history. Two congressmen discuss voting for and against the bailout plan yesterday.